International news channels
International news channels are 24-hour news television channels which cover international news updates on their newscast programmes. Most international news channels are broadcast on cable, satellite or the Internet, and many have diversified their staff by broadcasting to multiple large language markets. Like other means of news broadcasting, international news channels have become an increasingly fierce market of competition for invested parties; governments, for example, have often established and funded international news channels in order to propagate an angle on the news of the day from the perspective, and within the confines, of the government's official view, often in competition against more established competitors based inside or outside the government's borders.
The first such channel of this kind was CNN which was launched in 1980, followed by Financial News Network in 1981 (closed 1991), HLN and Satellite News Channel in 1982 (closed 1983), NTV News24 (ja) in 1987 and Sky News, CBC News Network and TeleAsa Channel 2 News Sports (ja) in 1989.
International news channels have also hired increasingly diverse staff members from outside the country of origin for various purposes.
Here is a list of international news channels, categorised by continent.
By region
Africa
Asia
| Channel |
Country |
Language |
Launched in |
Website |
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| Bangla TV News | Bangladesh | | | http://amrabangladeshi.com/bangla-daily-tv-news |
| CSB News | Bangladesh | | 2007 | |
| Blue Ocean Network | China | English | 2010 | http://www.bon.tv |
| CCTV News | China | English | 2000 (As CCTV-9) | http://english.cntv.cn/ |
| CCTV-13 | China | Mandarin Chinese | 2003 | |
| CNC Chinese | China | Mandarin Chinese | 2010 | |
| CNC World | China | English | 2010 | |
| China Business News (CSB) | China | Mandarin Chinese | 2003 | |
| aTV News & Business Channel | Hong Kong | Cantonese | 2007-2009 | |
| Fox Sports News Asia | Hong Kong | | 2013 | |
| i-CABLE News Channel (Hong Kong) | Hong Kong | Cantonese | 1993 | |
| Phoenix InfoNews Channel | Hong Kong | Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, English | 2001 | |
| TVBN | Hong Kong | Cantonese | 2004 | |
| TVBN2 | Hong Kong | Cantonese | 2006 | |
| TVB iNews | Hong Kong | Cantonese | 2009 | |
| BBC Haryana | India | Hindi | 2013 | |
| Jan TV | India | Hindi | 2012 | http://www.jantv.in |
| Zee News | India | Hindi | 1992 | |
| ET Now | India | English | 2009 | |
| Sun News | India | Tamil | 2000 | |
| Udaya News | India | Kannada | 2004 | |
| ETV2 | India | | | |
| Gemini News | India | Telugu | 2004 | |
| Surya News | India | Malayalam | 2012 | |
| DD News | India | English, Hindi | 2003 | |
| IBN-Lokmat | India | Marathi | 2006 | |
| IBN-7 | India | Hindi | 2003 | |
| Headlines Today | India | English | 2006 | |
| TV9 (Kannada) | India | Kannada | 1999 | |
| CNBC-TV18 | India | English | 1999 | |
| CNBC Awaaz | India | Hindi | 2010 | |
| TV24 | India | Hindi | 2008 | |
| Channel 10 | India | Bengali | 2008 | |
| Zee 24 Taas | India | Marathi | 2007 | |
| CNN-IBN | India | English | 2005 | |
| TV9 (Telugu) | India | Telugu | 2004 | |
| DECCAN TV (Telugu) | India | Telugu | 2012 | |
| TNEWS (Telugu) | India | Telugu | | http://www.tnewslive.com/ |
| News Live | India | Guwahati | 2008 | |
| Times Now | India | English | 2006 | |
| Sahara Samay | India | Hindi | | http://samaylive.com |
| News Time | India | Bengali | 2010 | |
| NewsX | India | English | 2008 | |
| ABP News | India | Hindi | 1998 | |
| Tara Newz | India | Bengali | 2005 | |
| STAR Ananda | India | Bengali | 2005 | |
| India News | India | English | 2008 | |
| Manorama News | India | Malayalam | 2006 | |
| Mediaone | India | Malayalam | 2013 | http://www.mediaonetv.in/ |
| NDTV 24x7 | India | English | 2003 | |
| India TV | India | Hindi | 2004 | |
| NDTV Profit | India | English | 2005 | |
| Ne Bangla | India | Bengali | 2004 | |
| Kolkata TV | India | Bengali | 2006 | |
| STAR Majha | India | Marathi | 2007 | |
| NDTV India | India | Hindi | 2003 | |
| Aaj Tak | India | Hindi | 1999 | |
| 24 Ghanta | India | Bengali | 2006 | |
| Bloomberg UTV | India | English | 2008 | |
| Xiro Xone News | India | English, Bengali | 2007 | |
Asianet News | India | Malayalam | 1993 | |
| Kompas TV | Indonesia | Indonesian, English | 2011 | |
| MetroTV | Indonesia | Indonesian, English, Chinese | 2000 | |
| MNC News | Indonesia | Indonesian, English, Chinese | 2006 | |
| tvOne | Indonesia | Indonesian | 2008 | |
| HispanTV | Iran | Spanish | 2011 | http://www.hispantv.com/ |
| Press TV | Iran | Persian, English | 2007 | http://www.presstv.ir/ |
| IRINN | Iran | Persian | 1999 | http://www.irinn.ir/ |
| Al-Alam News Network | Iran | Arabic, Persian, English | 2003 | http://www.alalam.ir/ |
| i24news | Israel | English, French, Arabic | 2013 | http://www.i24news.tv/ |
| NHK World | Japan | English | 2009 | http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/ |
| Nikkei CNBC | Japan | Japanese | 1999 | http://www.nikkei-cnbc.co.jp/ |
| NTV News24 | Japan | Japanese | 1987 (As Nippon TV Cable News) | http://www.news24.jp/news24/ |
| TBS News Bird | Japan | Japanese | 1998 | http://www.tbs.co.jp/newsbird/ |
| World Business Satellite | Japan | Japanese | 1988 | http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/wbs/ |
| TeleAsa Channel 2 News Sports | Japan | Japanese | 1989 (As Asahi Newstar) | http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ch/ |
| al-Manar | Lebanon | Arabic | 1991 | http://www.almanar.com.lb/ |
| Astro Awani | Malaysia | Malay, English | 2006 | http://www.astroawani.com/ |
| Bernama TV | Malaysia | Malay, English, Chinese, Tamil | 2008 | |
| Worldview Broadcasting Channel | Malaysia | Malay, Indonesian, English, Arabic, Korean | 2012 | |
| Aaj News | Pakistan | | | |
| Express News | Pakistan | Urdu | 2008 | |
| AAJ TV | Pakistan | | 2005 | |
| Channel 24 | Pakistan | Urdu | 2015 | |
| Dunya News | Pakistan | Urdu | 2008 | |
| Express 24/7 | Pakistan | English | 2009-2011 | |
| GEO News | Pakistan | Urdu | 2002 | |
| ARY News | Pakistan | English | 2004 | |
| Samaa | Pakistan | | | http://live.samaa.tv/ |
| Dawn News | Pakistan | Urdu | 2007 | |
| CNBC Pakistan | Pakistan | English, Urdu | 2005 | |
| Waqt News | Pakistan | Urdu | 2007 | |
| News One | Pakistan | Urdu | 2007 | |
| Business Plus | Pakistan | | 2004 | |
| Indus News | Pakistan | Urdu | | |
| PTV News | Pakistan | English, Urdu | | |
| ABS-CBN News Channel | Philippines | English, Filipino | 1996 | |
| AksyonTV | Philippines | English, Filipino | 2011 | |
| Global News Network | Philippines | English, Filipino | 2008 | |
| GMA News TV | Philippines | English, Filipino | 2011 | |
| Solar News Channel | Philippines | English, Filipino | 2012 | |
| Al Jazeera | Qatar | Arabic | 1996 | http://www.aljazeera.net/ |
| Al Jazeera English | Qatar | English | 2006 | http://www.aljazeera.com/ |
| Al Jazeera Mubasher Al-‘Amma | Qatar | Arabic | 2005 | http://www.mubasher.aljazeera.net/ |
| Al Arabiya | Saudi Arabia | Arabic | 2003 | http://www.alarabiya.net/ |
| Al Ekhbariya | Saudi Arabia | Arabic | 2004 | http://www.ekhbariya.tv/ |
| Channel NewsAsia | Singapore | English | 1999 | |
| CNBC Asia | Singapore | English | 1995-2014 | |
| SBS-CNBC | South Korea | Korean | 2009 | http://sbscnbc.sbs.co.kr/ |
| YTN | South Korea | Korean | 1995 | http://ytn.co.kr/ |
| Ada Derana 24X7 | Sri Lanka | Sinhala | 2014 | |
| CTi News | Taiwan | Mandarin | 2005 | |
| Era News | Taiwan | Mandarin | 2002 | |
| CTV News Channel (Taiwan) | Taiwan | Mandarin | 2004 | |
| SET News | Taiwan | Mandarin, Taiwanese | 1998 | |
| ETTV News | Taiwan | Mandarin | 1997 | |
| FTV News | Taiwan | Mandarin, Taiwanese | 1997 | |
| TVBS-NEWS | Taiwan | Mandarin | 1995 | |
| Unique Business News | Taiwan | Mandarin | 2000 | |
| TTV Finance | Taiwan | Mandarin | 2004 | |
| CNBC Arabiya | United Arab Emirates | Arabic | 2003 | http://www.cnbcarabia.com/ |
| Al Aan TV | United Arab Emirates | Arabic | | http://www.alaan.tv/ |
| OSN News | United Arab Emirates | English | | |
Europe
| Channel |
Country |
Language |
Launched in |
Website |
|---|
| Jewish News One | Belgium | Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian | 2011-2014 | http://jn1.tv/ |
| Al Jazeera Balkans | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian | 2011 | http://balkans.aljazeera.com/ |
| CT24 | Czech Republic | Czech | 2005 | |
| DR Update | Denmark | Danish | 2007-2013 | |
| TV 2 News | Denmark | Danish | 2006 | |
| Eurosport News | Europe, Asia-Pacific | English, Portuguese | 2000 | |
| YLE24 | Finland | Finnish | 2001-2007 | |
| BFM TV | France | French | 2005 | |
| France 24 | France | English, French, Arabic | 2006 | http://www.france24.com/ |
| I-Télé | France | French | 1999 | |
| La Chaîne Info | France | French | 1994 | k, |
| DW-TV | Germany | English, German, Spanish, Arabic | 1992 | http://www.dw.de/ |
| N24 (Germany) | Germany | German | 2000 | |
| N-tv | Germany | German | 1992 | |
| Ruptly | Germany | English | 2012 | http://ruptly.tv/ |
| tagesschau24 | Germany | German | 1997 | |
| Hír TV | Hungary | Hungarian | 2003 | http://www.mno.hu/hirtv/ |
| M1 | Hungary | Hungarian | 1957 (news channel: 2015) | http://www.mediaklikk.hu/m1/ |
| ATV | Hungary | Hungarian | 1990 | http://www.atv.hu |
| Echo TV | Hungary | Hungarian | 2005 | http://www.echotv.hu/ |
| RTÉ News Now | Ireland | English | 2008 | http://www.rte.ie/news/ |
| Setanta Sports News | Ireland, United Kingdom | English | 2007-2009 | |
| Class CNBC | Italy | Italian | 2000 | |
| ClassTV | Italy | Italian | 2003 | |
| Rai News24 | Italy | Italian | 1999 | |
| SKY TG24 | Italy | Italian | 2003 | http://tg24.sky.it/tg24/ |
| TGcom 24 | Italy | Italian | 2011 | http://tgcom24.mediaset.it/ |
| Xiro Xone News | Luxembourg | English | 2011 | http://www.xiroxonenews.com/ |
| NPO Nieuws | Netherlands | Dutch | 2004 (As Journaal 24) | http://nos.nl/nieuws/live/journaal24/ |
| Ada TV | Northern Cyprus | Turkish, English | 2008 | http://www.adatv.tv |
| TV 2 Nyhetskanalen | Norway | Norwegian | 2007 | |
| Euronews | Pan-European | (see article) | 1993 | http://euronews.eu/ |
| Polsat News | Poland | Polish | 2008 | |
| Superstacja | Poland | Polish | 2006 | |
| TV Biznes | Poland | Polish | 2004 | |
| TVN 24 | Poland | Polish | 2001 | |
| TVN CNBC | Poland | Polish | 2007-2013 | |
| TVP Info | Poland | Polish | 2007 | |
| RTP3 | Portugal | Portuguese | 2001 | |
| SIC Noticias | Portugal | Portuguese | 1999 | |
| TVI 24 | Portugal | Portuguese | 2009 | |
| CMTV | Portugal | Portuguese | 2013 | |
| Antena 3 (Romania) | Romania | Romanian | 2005 | |
| N24 Plus | Romania | Romanian | 2004 | |
| Realitatea TV | Romania | Romanian | 2008 | http://www.realitatea.net/ |
| TVR 1 | Romania | Romanian | 1956 (news channel: 2016) | http://www.tvr.ro/tvr1 |
| TVR News | Romania | Romanian | 2012 | |
| RBC TV | Russia | Russian | 2003 | |
| RT | Russia | English | 2005 | http://rt.com/ |
| Rusiya Al-Yaum | Russia | Arabic | 2007 | http://arabic.rt.com/ |
| RT Spanish | Russia | Spanish | 2009 | http://actualidad.rt.com/ |
| Russia 24 | Russia | Russian | 2006 | http://www.vesti.ru/onair/ |
| 3/24 | Spain | Catalan | 2003 | http://www.324.cat/ |
| Canal 24 Horas | Spain | Spanish | 1997 | http://www.rtve.es/noticias/directo/canal-24h/ |
| Canal Nou 24 | Spain | Valencian | 2009-2013 | |
| CNN+ | Spain | Spanish | 1999-2010 | |
| SVT24 | Sweden | Swedish | 1999 | |
| TV4 News | Sweden | Swedish | 2012-2013 | |
| SRF info | Switzerland | German | 2001 | |
| Al Jazeera Türk | Turkey | Turkish | 2014 | http://aljazeera.com.tr/ |
| CNBC-e | Turkey | Turkish | 2000 | |
| CNN Türk | Turkey | Turkish | 1999 | http://www.cnnturk.com |
| NTV (Turkey) | Turkey | Turkish | 1996 | http://www.ntv.com.tr/ |
| TRT Haber | Turkey | Turkish | 1986 | http://www.trthaber.com/ |
| TRT World | Turkey | English | 2015 | http://www.trtworld.com/ |
| Ukraine Today | Ukraine | English | 2014 | http://www.uatoday.tv |
| BBC Arabic Television | United Kingdom | Arabic | 2008 | http://www.bbc.co.uk/arabic/ |
| BBC News | United Kingdom | English | 1997 (As BBC News 24) | |
| BBC Persian Television | United Kingdom | Persian | 2009 | |
| BBC World News | United Kingdom | English | 1991 | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news |
| CNBC Europe | United Kingdom | English | 1996 | |
| ITV News Channel | United Kingdom | English | 2000-2005 | |
| Sky News | United Kingdom | English | 1989 | http://www.news.sky.com |
| Sky Sports News HQ | United Kingdom | English | 1998 (As Sky Sports News) | http://www.skysports.com/ |
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South America
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